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Bhubaneswar: Studied in a Missionary school and an alumnus of IIM Bangalore, Sofia Firdous who scripted history by becoming the first Muslim woman MLA of Odisha said her victory has sent a message of brotherhood to the entire country...
Firdous, who also takes part in Durga Puja, said she was born in a Muslim family but was raised among the people of Cuttack, who are mostly Hindus...
In my childhood, I offered prayer in school, participated in Durga Puja in my locality, and enjoyed all the festivals of different religions as Cuttack in the city of brotherhood, said Firdous, an engineering graduate...
Asked why she joined politics despite her engineering and management background, Firdous said she was made for politics as her father Mohammed Moquim is a popular Congress leader whose entanglement in a legal case forced her to enter this field so early...
He could not contest in the 2024 polls after being convicted in the Odisha Rural Housing and Development Corporation Limited (ORHDC) loan irregularities case.. As my father was entangled in a legal case and he could not fight elections this time, I had to enter into electoral politics..
